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MARCH 2022
CAKE4KIDS FILLS EVERY REQUEST WITH A BECOME A FOOD RESCUE HERO! HELP END HUNGER AND COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE WITH HEAPING MEASURE OF LOVE By Jody Morgan WHITE PONY EXPRESS!
For Libby Gruender, Founder of Cake4Kids, the thought of a child left without a birthday cake - not just once, but every year - was intolerable. The non-profit she launched in 2010 in the San Francisco Bay area with a few bakers delivering 13 cakes the first year, now reaches across the country to bring free birthday cakes to underserved children who might not otherwise receive one. Volunteers fill Cake4Kids wants every child to have a reason to smile on his or requests for layer her birthday. cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and brownies, baking homemade goodness, caring, and creativity into every confection. To the young recipients of Cake4Kids baked goods, seeing their own name on a birthday treat made specially to order for them is like seeing their name in lights on a Broadway marquee. They don't just smile, they glow! Cake4Kids partners with over 400 agencies nationwide supporting at risk or underserved youth ages 1-24. They may be in foster care, group homes, homeless shelters, low-income or transitional housing, or human trafficking shelters. They may have witnessed domestic violence or been the victims of abuse. Many have never been given a birthday cake. Alison Bakewell, Cake4Kids Executive Director, explains, “The children who receive these cakes have been let down over and over again. Getting a homemade cake or Pauline Costa decorates a cake specially designed to match the birthday child's personal request. cupcakes made especially for them boosts their self-esteem. They realize that someone they don’t even know cares
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There is a great new food recovery arm of the local White Pony Express (WPE) group, and they are looking for volunteers. WPE is on a mission to end hunger in Contra Costa County and now it’s easier than ever to volunteer with the brand new WPE app. The app also is a resource for food donors to signal when they have excess food to give. Food Rescue Heroes pick up food from one donor and deliver it to one recipient organization. This Photo courtesy of Food Rescue Hero. simple act brings healthy food to those who need it.
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BONE APPETIT! A FEAST FOR THE DOGS AND A TREAT FOR PEOPLE
By Jody Morgan
Early Alert Canines (EAC) invites the entire community to enjoy “Bone Appetit! A Feast for the Dogs,” on Saturday, March 19th from 5:30 - 7PM. The free virtual event, aimed at funding the care and training of 10 diabetic alert dogs this year, presents an interactive program along with live and silent auctions. Using their superior sense of smell, the well-tutored canines go to great lengths to alert their insulin-dependent human partners to blood sugar levels racing up or down before any lifethreatening change can occur. They will wake a sleeping partner. If they can’t reach their partner, they will nudge another available person into action. Treat yourself to an entertaining interactive event and bone up on what it takes to put a team together. EAC receives pups raised by Canine Companions and Guide Dogs for the Blind deemed to be more appropriate for service as diabetic alert
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